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486 Cards in this Set
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Chintz |
Cotton cloth with floral pattern |
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Muddle |
Untidy/confused state |
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Anemone |
A type of small flower |
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Frail |
Weak/unhealthy |
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Gorse |
Wild bush with sharp thorns and small yellow flowers |
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Coarse |
Rough |
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Turf |
Grass |
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Round off |
To complete |
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Moat |
Wide hole that is dug around castle to protect it |
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Crenellated |
Having battlements like those on castle |
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Clod |
Piece of soil/ clay |
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Topple |
Fall |
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Ledge |
Narrow shelf that sticks out from a vertical surface |
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Gannets |
Type of a seabird |
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Tussock |
Small piece of grass |
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Scabious |
Plant |
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Swam |
Full of confused images |
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Trifle |
Sweet dish |
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Languid |
Moving slowly with little energy in an attractive way |
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Cenotaph |
Monument put up in memory of people who died in word wars |
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Stiffly |
Firm |
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Muffled |
Made everything obscure |
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Creak |
Make a low sound when it moves |
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Pane |
Flat piece of glass/used in window |
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Stocks |
Garden plants with sweet-smelling flowers |
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Trestle |
Supporting structure for a table |
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Impediment |
St that makes progress difficult or impossible |
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Steamer |
Ship that moves by steam power |
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Cheroot |
Short thin cigar with both ends cut flat |
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Rickshaw |
Small covered passenger vehicle with 2 wheels pulled by one person |
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Omnious |
Suggesting that st unpleasant is likely to happen |
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Fevered |
Unnaturaly excited |
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Rapids |
Dangerous part of a river that flows very fast |
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Infest |
Cause a problem by being present in large numbers |
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Strenuous |
Using a lot of physical/mental energy |
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Clump |
Group esp. Of flowers/trees |
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Elm |
A large tree /loses itsleaves in the winter |
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Rule it out |
Stop considering st as a possibility |
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Dilapidated |
Old/in poor condition |
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Obsequious |
Obedient |
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Arch and saucy |
Impudently playful |
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Spindles |
Thin cylindrical shaped piece of wood that is handmade |
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Comb |
Search every bit |
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Port |
Wine fortified with brandy |
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Easy-going air |
Relaxed appearance |
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Sitting duck |
Very easy target |
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Inlay |
Decorative pattern put into the surface of an object |
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Lucrative |
Profitable |
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Lucrative |
Profitable |
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Clincher |
Vital/deciding point in an argument |
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Lucrative |
Profitable |
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Clincher |
Vital/deciding point in an argument |
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Guffaw |
To laugh loudly esp. At st stupid that so said |
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Lucrative |
Profitable |
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Clincher |
Vital/deciding point in an argument |
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Guffaw |
To laugh loudly esp. At st stupid that so said |
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Lattice |
Structure made from strips of wood that cross each other with spaces between |
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Lucrative |
Profitable |
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Clincher |
Vital/deciding point in an argument |
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Guffaw |
To laugh loudly esp. At st stupid that so said |
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Lattice |
Structure made from strips of wood that cross each other with spaces between |
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Paterae |
Ornamental shapes rather like a flat dish cut in the surface od the wood |
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Lucrative |
Profitable |
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Clincher |
Vital/deciding point in an argument |
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Guffaw |
To laugh loudly esp. At st stupid that so said |
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Lattice |
Structure made from strips of wood that cross each other with spaces between |
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Paterae |
Ornamental shapes rather like a flat dish cut in the surface od the wood |
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Jeer |
Mocking look |
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Lucrative |
Profitable |
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Clincher |
Vital/deciding point in an argument |
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Guffaw |
To laugh loudly esp. At st stupid that so said |
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Lattice |
Structure made from strips of wood that cross each other with spaces between |
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Paterae |
Ornamental shapes rather like a flat dish cut in the surface od the wood |
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Jeer |
Mocking look |
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Undaunted |
Fearless |
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Stir |
Disturbance |
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Stir |
Disturbance |
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Serpentine |
In curved shape resembling a snake |
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Stir |
Disturbance |
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Serpentine |
In curved shape resembling a snake |
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Trifle |
Little bit |
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Copperplate |
Very neat type of handwriting |
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Copperplate |
Very neat type of handwriting |
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Dovetail |
Type of joint used to fix 2 pieces of wood firmly together |
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Stumpy |
Short and thick |
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Stumpy |
Short and thick |
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Hobnail boot |
Heavy boot that has nails fixed into the bottom |
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Stumpy |
Short and thick |
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Hobnail boot |
Heavy boot that has nails fixed into the bottom |
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Shrill |
Having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant to listen to |
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Intently |
In a way that gives all your attention to st |
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Fatuous |
Stupid/not correct |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Exalted |
Very important |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Exalted |
Very important |
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Saunter |
Walk in a slow way often in no particular direction |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Exalted |
Very important |
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Saunter |
Walk in a slow way often in no particular direction |
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Patina |
Thin surface layer that develops on st because of the use |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Exalted |
Very important |
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Saunter |
Walk in a slow way often in no particular direction |
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Patina |
Thin surface layer that develops on st because of the use |
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Varnish |
Liquid that is painted onto wood to protect the surface |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Exalted |
Very important |
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Saunter |
Walk in a slow way often in no particular direction |
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Patina |
Thin surface layer that develops on st because of the use |
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Varnish |
Liquid that is painted onto wood to protect the surface |
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Pitted |
Full of small holes |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Exalted |
Very important |
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Saunter |
Walk in a slow way often in no particular direction |
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Patina |
Thin surface layer that develops on st because of the use |
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Varnish |
Liquid that is painted onto wood to protect the surface |
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Pitted |
Full of small holes |
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Carcass |
Body of a dead animal |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Exalted |
Very important |
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Saunter |
Walk in a slow way often in no particular direction |
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Patina |
Thin surface layer that develops on st because of the use |
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Varnish |
Liquid that is painted onto wood to protect the surface |
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Pitted |
Full of small holes |
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Carcass |
Body of a dead animal |
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Jiffy |
Very short time |
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Leer |
Look at so in a sexually way |
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Glimmer |
To shine with weak light |
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Wary |
Cautious |
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Sly |
Deceiving ppl in a clever way in order to get what you want |
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Exalted |
Very important |
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Saunter |
Walk in a slow way often in no particular direction |
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Patina |
Thin surface layer that develops on st because of the use |
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Varnish |
Liquid that is painted onto wood to protect the surface |
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Pitted |
Full of small holes |
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Carcass |
Body of a dead animal |
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Jiffy |
Very short time |
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Mawkish |
Showing emotion in an awkward way |
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Mawkish |
Showing emotion in an awkward way |
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Balmy |
Crazy |
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Mawkish |
Showing emotion in an awkward way |
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Balmy |
Crazy |
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Tatty |
Old/in bad condition |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Churn |
Move |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Churn |
Move |
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Scrounging |
Getting things by asking for them instead of buying them |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Churn |
Move |
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Scrounging |
Getting things by asking for them instead of buying them |
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To emulate |
Copy st achieved by so else and try to do it as well as they have |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Churn |
Move |
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Scrounging |
Getting things by asking for them instead of buying them |
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To emulate |
Copy st achieved by so else and try to do it as well as they have |
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Succession |
Number of similar events that happen after each other |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Churn |
Move |
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Scrounging |
Getting things by asking for them instead of buying them |
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To emulate |
Copy st achieved by so else and try to do it as well as they have |
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Succession |
Number of similar events that happen after each other |
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Resonance |
Quality of being loud and clear |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Assess |
Judge the importance of st |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Churn |
Move |
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Scrounging |
Getting things by asking for them instead of buying them |
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To emulate |
Copy st achieved by so else and try to do it as well as they have |
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Succession |
Number of similar events that happen after each other |
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Resonance |
Quality of being loud and clear |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Assess |
Judge the importance of st |
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Exude |
Showing some feeling |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Churn |
Move |
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Scrounging |
Getting things by asking for them instead of buying them |
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To emulate |
Copy st achieved by so else and try to do it as well as they have |
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Succession |
Number of similar events that happen after each other |
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Resonance |
Quality of being loud and clear |
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Hustle |
Make so move quickly by pushing /pulling them along |
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Assess |
Judge the importance of st |
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Exude |
Showing some feeling |
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Versatile |
To change from one activity to another |
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Resilience |
To be happy again after st bad has happened |
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Sartorial |
Relates to making usually men’s clothes |
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Jaded |
Not having interest cause you have experienced st too many times |
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Taut |
Tight |
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Churn |
Move |
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Scrounging |
Getting things by asking for them instead of buying them |
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To emulate |
Copy st achieved by so else and try to do it as well as they have |
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Succession |
Number of similar events that happen after each other |
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Resonance |
Quality of being loud and clear |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
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Enviable |
Jelaousy |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
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Enviable |
Jelaousy |
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Ravage |
Cause great danage to st |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
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Enviable |
Jelaousy |
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Ravage |
Cause great danage to st |
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Clamour |
Make a loud complain |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
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Enviable |
Jelaousy |
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Ravage |
Cause great danage to st |
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Clamour |
Make a loud complain |
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Tributary |
River that flows into a larger river |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
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Enviable |
Jelaousy |
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Ravage |
Cause great danage to st |
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Clamour |
Make a loud complain |
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Tributary |
River that flows into a larger river |
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Resurgent |
Becoming successful again |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
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Enviable |
Jelaousy |
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Ravage |
Cause great danage to st |
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Clamour |
Make a loud complain |
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Tributary |
River that flows into a larger river |
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Resurgent |
Becoming successful again |
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Indigenous |
Native |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
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Enviable |
Jelaousy |
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Ravage |
Cause great danage to st |
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Clamour |
Make a loud complain |
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Tributary |
River that flows into a larger river |
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Resurgent |
Becoming successful again |
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Indigenous |
Native |
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Enmeshed |
Involved in bad situation that is not easy to escape from |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
|
Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
|
Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |
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Hard-pressed |
Having a lot of difficulties doing st esp. When there is not enough time |
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Spectrum |
Set of colours |
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Inherent |
Existing as a part of st |
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Anguish |
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical suffering |
|
Enviable |
Jelaousy |
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Ravage |
Cause great danage to st |
|
Clamour |
Make a loud complain |
|
Tributary |
River that flows into a larger river |
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Resurgent |
Becoming successful again |
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Indigenous |
Native |
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Enmeshed |
Involved in bad situation that is not easy to escape from |
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Counteract |
Remove the effect of st by producing an opposite effect |
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Logger |
Lumberjack |
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Sedentary |
Involving little physical activity |
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Passable |
Possible to move |
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Discordant |
Producing unpleasant sound |
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Upbeat |
Full of hope |
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Stint |
Limited period of time spent doing st |
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Induce |
Persuade so to do st |
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Generate |
Cause st to exist |
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Allure |
Quality of being attractive |